New International Version
Job 28:27
27then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
Job 28:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it. He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.
Context of Job 28:27
25When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters, 26when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm, then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it. 28And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
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אָ֣ז רָ֭אָהּ וַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּ הֱ֝כִינָ֗הּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Job 28:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Then did he see it, and declare it - When he had finished all his creative operations, and tried and proved his work, חקרה chakarah, investigated and found it to be very good; then he gave the needful revelation to man; for,Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Then did he see it - That is, then did he see wisdom. When in the work of creation he gave laws to the rain and the thunder storm; when he weighed out the winds and measured out the waters, then he saw and understood the principles of true wisdom. There is a remarkable similarity between the expression here and Proverbs 8:27-30, “When he prepared the heavens, I (wisdom) was there; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth; when he established the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-28Verses 20-28 There is a two-fold wisdom; one hid in God, which is secret, and belongs not to us; the other made known by him, and revealed to man. One day's events, and one man's affairs, have such reference to, and so hang one upon another, that He only, to whom all is open, and who sees the whole at one view, can rightly judge of every part. But the knowledge of God's revealed will is within our reach, and will do us good. Let man look upon this as his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-27When God looks across the entire earth, he sees his wisdom in his creation (28:23). God later showed his wisdom to Job by taking him on a tour of the universe (chapters 38–41).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. declare--manifest her, namely, in His works (Psa 19:1, 2). So the approval bestowed by the Creator on His works (Ge 1:10, 31); compare the "rejoicing" of wisdom at the same (Pr 8:30; which Umbreit translates; "I was the skilful artificer by His side"). prepared--not created, for wisdom is from everlasting (Pr 8:22-31); but "established" her as Governor of the world. searched ... out--examined her works to see whether she was adequate to the task of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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